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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1945
Page
2
Report describes an enormous hoard unearthed beneath a vault, with gold bricks, bullion, foreign currency, and famous art. Reichsbank official Werner Vieck claims the treasure is Reichsbank property. Guards and soldiers aided the extraction amid wartime chaos.
Among seals in the oval, a stash of gold bars and foreign currency possibly removed from Germany. The gold, cast in 20 and 50 pound pigs, lay in sacks marked only with mint numbers, lit by electric lights as vault clues suggest a plan to aid Adolf Hitler's escape to a neutral country.
Wakeman Grange met Tuesday for a social and business session. Ladies Aid of the Congregational Church met Wednesday with Mrs Katherine Winsor. twelve ladies attended. A talent guild member offered letter writing tips for servicemen. Division One met with Mrs Pred Brumby. Mrs Pred Bleht reported improvement. Personal mentions include Easter visits, visits with relatives in New London and Wiloughby, hospital observation, and furloughs.
Cleveland reports Jer ome Wilder, an injured paratrooper recently discharged after France service, robbed of 827 in army pay and railroad tickets. Detectives seek the culprit as Wilder’s brother arrives and misses connections. Military police pursue the case while local notices mention Easter visits and family get-togethers.
April gathering at the town hall includes a seed and splint exchange. Secret sisters will be revealed and new names drawn. Members are urged to bring carpet rag material for weaving and to arrive early for rag preparation. An all day sewing event with potluck dinner starts at 10 am.
Dense service notices mix addresses and promotions for servicemen and women. William Scrivens, Richard Cook, and Richard Stearns are named with home addresses and new units or postings. Mentions of Mitch and John Helpling receive Bronze Star recognition and other promotions in the 99 Div. Also notes family addresses and update lines for Kenneth Gooden and Franklin Kelly among multiple Navy and Army postings and overseas assignments.
A fragmentary listing shows a 1940s style radio schedule with various programs and hosts such as Don Voorhees, Richard Harkness, and Lora Lawton. It mentions news, music, serials like Pepper Young and Ma Perkins, and a mix of daytime varietys, dramas, and sponsor notes across multiple stations.
Leon Fraser, prominent banker and president of First National Bank of New York, died by suicide at his country home after his wife’s death years earlier. Coroner cites self-inflicted gunshot as cause. family plot burial planned. funeral flowers noted. Other items recall wartime service awards for Sgt Kelly and Sgt Walters, plus a deer collision with a funeral coach in Beech Creek.
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